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# Last Weeks Homework
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# Synopsis - 2026-02-18
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- Special Respectful Verbs (Sonkeigo): いらっしゃいます, めしあがります, おっしゃいます, ごぞんじです, etc.
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- Polite Request Formulas: お + stem + ください, ご + noun + ください.
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- Rule: お for Kunyomi, ご for Onyomi.
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- Expressing gratitude: て form + ありがとうございます.
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# Random Words
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- 新年度 -> しんねんど -> New Fiscal year (Starts in April)
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- 奉仕年度 -> Hōshi nendo -> Service Year
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- 確定申告 -> かくていしんこく -> Tax return
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- Uses 謙譲語 -> けんじょうご
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- 税金 -> ぜいきん -> Tax
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- ものみの塔 -> ものみのと -> Watchtower
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# Main Point
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## よかったです
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Conjugate a verb into て form, and stick よかったです after it to say that I'm glad that....
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### ~ておく
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Sometimes they add "おいて" after the the て form of the verb. This is おく, to put. ~ておく indicates doing something in advance for a future purpose or to ensure a specific state remains.
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**君と知り合っておいてよかったです**
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"I’m glad that I (went ahead and) got to know you."
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The speaker isn't just saying "I'm glad I know you." By using おいて, they are implying:
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- Proactivity: They made the effort or "settled" the action of getting to know you.
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- Future Benefit: Getting to know you was a "good move" that is paying off now or will pay off later.
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- Completeness: It feels like a "box" has been checked that makes the current situation better.
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Also, if attaching to a negative verb (not go, not do, not eat, etc.), it has to be ~ないで, not なくて
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#### When to use it?
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Use it whenever you want to sound like you are thinking ahead.
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If you just say "知り合ってよかった" (shiriatte yokatta), it’s a simple "I'm glad we met." Adding おいて adds a layer of "I'm glad I took that step/made that connection beforehand." It makes the action feel more intentional and valuable.
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### Examples
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- 見つかってよかったです
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- I'm glad I found it
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- 勉強してよかったです
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- I'm glad I studied
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- 日本語を習ってよかったです
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- I'm glad I learned Japanese
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- 聖書を読んでおいてよかったです
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- I'm glad that I read the bible
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- 君と知り合っておいてよかったです
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- It was nice to get to know you
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- 引っ越してよかったです
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- I'm glad I moved
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- 晴れてよかったです
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- I'm glad it was sunny
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- いかないでおいてよかったです
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- I'm glad I didn't go.
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# Supplementary Notes
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Since the Japanese fiscal year starts in April, the leading months have their own names
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１月は「行く」
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２月は「逃げる」
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３月は「去る」
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### To make sense
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Stick "意味がある" After a sentence
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Expound
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# Homework
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